Jul 28, 2007 | Alaska
OK, it’s time to get this roof done. Last year was the wettest year on record and there was no hope to complete the roof. This year, it’s a little better so I just go for it. First I have to tear off the old roof using a shovel. After a month of this...Jul 28, 2007 | Alaska
Well, after this winter, it’s time to sip some good Alsatian wines. Martina and I pack up and hop on an airplane to Munich. Udo lends us his 6 speed BMW and we hit the autobahn–and does this relieve the winter stress! First stop is France (Alsace) in a...Mar 3, 2007 | Alaska
March 1st brings another three feet of snow with more dribbling in all week. The deer are getting hungry–here is one taking advantage of all my hard snow shoveling. We spot two minks bounding about and the birds are picking our feeders clean. Another foot...Feb 28, 2007 | Alaska
Mark Twain once said: “If the thermometer was an inch longer, we’d have froze to death.” In November, we received 5 feet of snow and then the temperatures dropped to -4F for a week. Actually, it was beautiful. Martina operates the camera as I slave...Feb 28, 2007 | Alaska
First of all, it’s birthday time–the big one and I feel every year of 60–especially after all this masonry work! We are lucky to share this event with friends we met in Antarctica, Mike and Jan Eviston. Mike is an unusual guy who likes to work at...Oct 28, 2006 | Alaska
And it has rained all summer here in SE Alaska–perhpas the rainiest summer recorded–not just a drizzle, but hard rain. We schlepped four containers to Totland from Seattle which included all the masonry for the heaters and fireplaces, not to mention the...